"I said I have to do it," he said. "We finished second. And I
want to tell you something: I'm honored. I'm really honored. And
I want to congratulate Ted. And I want to congratulate all of the
incredible candidates."

He also touted his polls in two of the next states to weigh in on
the Republican primary: New Hampshire and South Carolina.

"We love New Hampshire. We love South Carolina. And we're leaving
tonight and tomorrow afternoon we'll be in New Hampshire. And
that will be something special. It's going to be a great week,"
Trump said. "I think we're going to be proclaiming victory, I
hope."